Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗A. Lincoln, 1940
Drawing (ink) · Paper
Bonhams · Aug 7, 2025$1,152 ≈ £858 ≈ €989Sign up free to see price
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Mother and Child
Ben Shahn (American, 1898–1969) · c. 1935
$2,006 price realized incl. premium
≈ £1,134≈ €1,668
Hammer $1,700 · with buyer’s premium $2,006
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “ink and wash on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 11½ h x 8½ w in (29 x 22 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Modern and Contemporary Art (auctions/2004/05/modern-and-contemporary-art)
- Date
- May 16, 2004
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 176
- Estimate
- $1,000 – — (≈ £565) (≈ €832)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 2, 2026
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